Education (Department of Catholic Schools)
More than 250 Catholic schools serve the counties of the Greater Los Angeles Region. The tradition of Catholic education in the United States can be traced back to the 1600s. The Church in Los Angeles opened its first schools in the 1850s. Catholic schools equip students to follow in the footsteps of the saints and take the redeeming message of the Gospel into the world – in every profession, every household, every neighborhood and across social classes.
Please visit our website at https://lacatholicschools.org/.
Our Staff
Paul Escala
Superintendent/Senior Director of Catholic Schools
Phone
(213) 637-7300
Tony Galla
Deputy Superintendent of Elementary Schools
Dan O’Connell
Deputy Superintendent of High Schools
Gina M. Aguilar
ES Director, Academic Excellence
Christina Arellano
Assistant Superintendent
Katrina Blanchard
SEVIS (Int’l Students) Coordinator
Bernadette Bullock
Administrative Secretary
Davalos Yadira
Administrative Secretary
Leslie De Leonardis
STEM Network Specialist (TK -12th grade)
Thomas Gasper
HS, Assistant Superintendent
Zabryna Gonzalez
Admin Assist:Dual Lang Immers
Sean Griffin
HS, Director of Academic Excellence
Scott Higdon
Coordinator, Marketing and Enrollment Management
Kristopher Knowles
Asst Superint: Elementary; Stewardship
Ronaldo Meneses
High School Finance Director
Terry Miller
Assistant Superintendent HR Liaison
Sharon J. Morano
HS, Assistant Superintendent
Jill Napier
Assist Superint:Elementary; Stewardship
Nancy Portillo
Assistant Superintendent of HS Academic Excellence & FSP
Myriam R. Quintanilla
Dual Language Immersion Program
Naomi Rangel
Administrative Secretary
Ivania Rivera
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant
Marco Roman
Asst Superv of Relig Instruct: High Schls
Rachel Rufus
Assoc Dir of Academic Excellence
Margaret Samaniego
Program Director, Onward Leaders
Isabel Sandoval-Candelaria
Executive Secretary
Michael Santa Maria
Assistant Superintendent: Elementary
Anna-Marie Silva
Asst Superint:Elementary; Excellence
Jennifer Taylor
Administrative Secretary
Maria Teresa Villarreal
Assistant Superintendent: Elementary
Mary Vizcaino
Office Mngr/Exec Assist to Superintend